VOA标准英语2013--Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(三月)
Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts
Earlier this week, Obama was back in campaign mode at a shipyard in Virginia, warning about the dangers of the mandatory 1 budget cuts.
"So these cuts are wrong. They are not smart. They are not fair. They are a self-inflicted wound that does not have to happen,” he said.
While the president is determined 2 to find a way to avoid the cuts, Republicans like Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee are just as committed to seeing them through.
“OK, the brakes have got to be put on, and we are committed to this, and we realize the severity of it, and it is kind of one of those forks in the road, if you will, where you say you can’t kick the can any more," she stated. "Give me the can. It is spending cuts. It’s got to happen.”
Blackburn is typical of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, which with the backing of Tea Party elements, is bent 3 on reducing the size of the federal government.
“It is encouraging for me to see so many of my colleagues, and also the American people, come to the realization 4 that the federal government is too big, it is too unwieldy, it has too much control over our lives,” Blackburn added.
Congressional Democrats 5 say the Republicans' single-minded approach on budget cuts is an obstacle to compromise and will hurt the economy.
Among those taking issue is House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
“They are just making noise. They are just saying something that might sound good for domestic consumption back home. But they did not come here to legislate 6. They are not here to get something done because their caucus 7 is dominated by anti-government idealogues,” Pelosi said.
Polls show the public will blame Republicans if the budget cuts turn out to be severe. But many Republicans are more worried about the reaction from conservatives if they back away from budget cuts, says analyst 8 Norm Ornstein.
“If you are sitting there in the House you may be mildly fearful that there could be a huge backlash. But the bigger risk for most of those members is the backlash from their own right wing and not from a broader public uneasiness with the direction they are going,” Ornstein noted 9.
But others believe there is plenty of blame to go around for both sides, including Republican analyst Scot Faulkner.
“Because everybody is so mired 10 in their own biases 11. They are not willing to look up from those biases and really govern," he said. "They are in permanent campaign mode, and that means they can’t govern.”
Both sides now await reaction from the public as the budget cuts slowly take effect.
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
- We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
- We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
- He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Therefore,it is very urgent to legislate for the right of privacy.因此，为隐私权立法刻不容缓。
- It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。
- This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
- It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
- The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》